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" Kenny Rogers has paid tribute to the life and legacy of the late American Bandstand host Dick Clark. Clark died of a heart attack on Wednesday (April 18), following several years of ill health.   Ryan Seacrest, Joan Rivers, Glee&amp;#039;s Matthew Morrison and Lance Bass were among the stars who honored Clark on social media in the hours after his death by sharing their memories of the television pioneer. &amp;amp;gt; Dick Clark remembered by Aretha Franklin, Little Richard&amp;amp;gt; Dick Clark death: Larry King remembers friend who &amp;#039;could do anything&amp;#039; Country music legend Rogers share his own admiration for Clark on Your World with Neil Cavuto, revealing that the presenter gave him one of his first breaks in show business. &amp;quot;He was a good friend and he had been for 30 or 40 years,&amp;quot; Rogers said. &amp;quot;My favorite line is, I said my claim to fame has been that Dick Clark didn&amp;#039;t remember me doing his show when I was 19 years old. Every time I would see him I&amp;#039;d say, &amp;#039;Dick, surely you remember now?&amp;#039;\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 Dick would always say\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 &amp;#039;I don&amp;#039;t remember you&amp;#039;. He&amp;#039;d keep pushing the bruise.&amp;quot; Rogers went on to suggest that Clark truly valued the talents of his American Bandstand musical guests. &amp;quot;Dick had such a way about him of making you feel like that&amp;#039;s where you were supposed to be\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 there are certain milestones in an entertainer&amp;#039;s life that really represent success and I think that was one of them,&amp;quot; Rogers said.  He added: &amp;quot;Dick Clark&amp;#039;s American Bandstand, it didn&amp;#039;t get any bigger than that when I was a kid. A moment like that puts you in a different league when you go back home to play your music\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 I knew him personally.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve worked with Dick so many times\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 we got to spend a lot of time together. He and his son Rac (Richard) were really good friends of mine so I will miss him dearly and I wish I&amp;#039;d had a chance to say goodbye.&amp;quot;  US President Barack Obama also recognized Clark&amp;#039;s life and legacy on Wednesday, describing the host as &amp;quot;America&amp;#039;s oldest teenager&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;He reshaped the television landscape forever as a creative and innovative producer,&amp;quot; Obama said. &amp;quot;And, of course, for 40 years, we welcomed him into our homes to ring in the New Year. &amp;quot;But more important than his groundbreaking achievements was the way he made us feel - as young and vibrant and optimistic as he was.&amp;quot; Clark is survived by his third wife Kari Wigton. &amp;amp;gt; Disney responds to Dick Clark death: &amp;#039;We send our sincere condolences&amp;#039;&amp;amp;gt; Dick Clark death: Ryan Seacrest pays tribute on &amp;#039;American Idol&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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